Leaving home: living arrangements of young people in six West-European countries.

"The timing with which young people leave their parents' home is a critical element in household formation rates. Direct data on this transition are scarce. Information on the current living arrangements of 16-24 year-olds collected in a 1982 EEC [European Economic Community] Survey provides some insights. The data suggest quite large cross-national variations in the timing of leaving home and particularly marked differences in the living arrangements of young people. Reasons for the variation, particularly housing-market differences, are postulated." The data concern Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom. (SUMMARY IN FRE) excerpt